"That was a satisfying release of anger. Xie Qining will behave himself for a while, but we've completely offended the Xie family," Tianyi said, still a bit worried. "The Xie family probably won't let this go, especially Xie Zhendong. He has significant influence and power in both the underworld and legitimate circles. He'll likely target us at Aoxiang for what happened to his son."
Susu also felt uneasy. "Will you be okay? And An Jing? Will Aoxiang encounter trouble?"
Tianyi cupped her face and smiled. "It's uncertain yet. Don't worry too much. Given Xie Zhendong's current status and position, he probably won't be as despicable as his son. He'll find a suitable reason and time, so we all need to be careful and not give him an opportunity."
Susu hummed in response. She wasn't really worried about herself, but rather about any trouble Aoxiang might face.
Tianyi released her. "Alright, An Jing hasn't been in good spirits lately. I need to go to the company and keep an eye on things. If you miss me, we can talk about it tonight."
Susu almost spat at him. "Who misses you? You're annoying."
Tianyi chuckled and went to the walk-in closet. Susu lay back on the bed, hugging a pillow. It was already late today, so she wanted to laze around.
Just then, Tianyi's voice came from the closet. "Wife, have you seen my light blue shirt? I can't find it anywhere."
"What light blue?" Susu rolled out of bed and, without even putting on shoes, ran to the closet.
She helped Tianyi search through all his shirts but couldn't find the light blue one he mentioned. She couldn't recall where it might be. "Maybe Xiao Mei hasn't ironed it yet after washing? I'll ask her later."
Tianyi had planned to wear a specific suit today. Without that shirt to match, he had to change. "It's fine, wearing another one is the same."
Since she couldn't laze around anymore, Susu helped him tie his tie, finding him handsome and charming in whatever he wore.
After tying his tie, she gently caressed the shirt beside his collar with her soft, boneless fingers.
Her action was too provocative. The man lifted her chin, a devilish smile on his face, and asked, "Do you want it that badly?"
She quickly pushed him away, snapping back to reality. "I don't! Aren't you rushing to the group? Hurry up and go."
"You do want it," Tianyi said, pointing at her with a smile. He turned and walked out of the closet, calling back without looking, "Tonight, wait for me tonight."
Susu playfully punched and kicked at his back, saying exasperatedly, "Wait for what? You wish."
Seeing him leave the room, she couldn't sleep anymore. She found the clothes she wanted to wear today and decided to ask Xiao Mei later about the whereabouts of Tianyi's light blue shirt.
She knew that light blue shirt was one of Tianyi's favorites.
Coming downstairs, she immediately saw Xiao Mei and the nanny playing with the children in the living room.
"Where's Sophie?"
Xiao Mei looked up when she saw Susu come down and smiled. "Miss Sophie went out early this morning. Madam, lunch is ready. Please eat before you go out."
"Okay," Susu replied. She walked over to the two children, took Tiantian from Xiao Mei, and asked, "By the way, have you washed a light blue shirt for Tianyi? Hasn't it been ironed yet?"
Xiao Mei couldn't recall. "I don't remember. I'll go look in the laundry room now."
After Xiao Mei went to find the shirt, Susu played with the two children.
She noticed that Tiantian really liked brightly colored toys that played music, while Hengheng liked to hold a toy and stare at it, fiddling with it with his little hands as if conducting research.
Susu counted the days. In another month or two, they would be able to have their "zhuazhou" ceremony. Tianyi had said he wanted to hold a grand first birthday banquet for the two children.
She asked the nanny to place Hengheng on the mat with cartoon patterns, together with Tiantian, so they could play together more and foster their sibling bond.
Just then, Xiao Mei returned. "Madam, there's no light blue shirt of the young master in the laundry room. I've looked everywhere."
"There isn't?" Susu found it strange. How could such a conspicuous shirt just disappear from the house?
She remembered Tianyi wearing it just last week. As for where he put it after changing, she hadn't paid attention and couldn't recall.
Their discarded clothes were usually placed in the dirty laundry hamper in the room. When no one was in the room, Chen Ma would clear it out every other day, handing everything over to Xiao Mei for washing and ironing.
If Xiao Mei couldn't wash something, she would have Xiao Lin send it to an external laundry service.
Xiao Mei shook her head repeatedly. "There really isn't. I looked very carefully. I haven't seen the young master's light blue shirt among the clothes washed recently. I also checked the list of clothes sent for dry cleaning, and there's no shirt of that color."
Susu couldn't figure it out for a moment. "Okay, I understand. I'll look in the room again tonight."
...
A few days later, during her lunch break, Susu decided to go to a boutique near her studio to buy another light blue shirt for Tianyi.
She had searched the walk-in closet at home multiple times and still couldn't find the light blue shirt. Although Tianyi said it wasn't a big deal if it was lost, as he had plenty of other shirts, she still wanted to buy an identical one.
As she picked up her bag to leave the office, Sophie happened to come looking for her to have lunch together.
"I don't have time to have lunch with you today, I have something to do," Susu said with a smile.
Sophie looked a little disappointed. "What is it? You're busy even during your lunch break?"
Susu felt she shouldn't be suspicious of Sophie anymore and told her the truth. "I want to go buy clothes for Tianyi."
"I'll go with you!" Sophie quickly said. "We can just grab something to eat on the way."
"Okay, let's go then." Susu pulled her arm, and they went together to a nearby luxury men's clothing store.
It was Sophie's first time in such a specialized men's store. She had never had a formal boyfriend before, nor had she ever bought anything for a man.
All men made her feel disgusted, except for Qin Tianyi.
Susu directly showed the salesperson a photo on her phone, saying she wanted the shirt in the picture.
The salesperson took a close look and said, "This shirt is a limited edition, and the domestic counter is out of stock. If you still need it, we can only order it from abroad, but it will take some time. See if you can wait."
"Yes, I can. Please order it for me then."
The salesperson smiled. "If you confirm the order, you'll need to pay the full amount."
"Okay." Susu immediately swiped her card. As long as she could buy it, it was fine.
Sophie casually looked around and returned to Susu's side, lowering her voice. "Everything here is so expensive. A pair of underwear costs over a thousand."
Susu whispered back, "Yes, but what can you do? Tianyi is used to these brands. He can't get used to anything cheaper. That's why they say he's a difficult young master."
Sophie smiled slightly, thinking dreamily that this was a truly tasteful man.